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Alex Schroeder

"Marketplace Morning Report" Producer

Alex is a producer for the “Marketplace Morning Report.” He's based in Queens, New York. Alex joined Marketplace in 2020, working as MMR's digital producer. After a little over a year, he became the show's overnight producer, getting up far before the crack of dawn to put together the day's newscasts with the host and team. Now, he works daylight hours, preparing interviews for the following morning and producing long-term specials and series. Before Marketplace, Alex worked on several national public radio shows produced out of WBUR in Boston. He was both a radio and digital producer with “On Point,” “Here & Now” and “Only a Game.” Alex also worked at The Boston Globe after graduating from Tufts University. Alex's interests outside of work tend to fall into one of two categories: film or soccer. (Come on Arsenal!) He’s always looking for ways to cover the economics of entertainment and sports on the “Marketplace Morning Report.”

Latest from Alex Schroeder

  • The Black Friday Rebellion
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    India’s growth rate at its lowest in six years. What business wants from the COP25. A Yorkshire town stages a movement to buy nothing.

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  • Thank Boeing for flight delays
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    Will post-Thanksgiving shopping prime lagging consumer spending? The small businesses who choose and choose not to participate in Black Friday. The grounded Boeing 737-MAX is still squeezing airlines.

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  • Fast food chain Dicos' NBA-themed restaurant in Shanghai. Dicos was among the companies that suspended or canceled partnership with the NBA in October.
    Charles Zhang/Marketplace

    A look at the effectiveness of Chinese boycotts. Travel insurance is gaining popularity. One London butcher’s Thanksgiving spread.

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  • A British butcher serving up Thanksgiving favorites for 30 years

    Farmers in Paris, Dublin and Berlin protest saying their livelihoods are under threat. Why did South Koreans stop drinking Japanese beer? Britain’s appetite for America’s favorite holiday food is growing.

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  • What’s your Thanksgiving spread’s carbon footprint?
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    The White House puts conditions on its WTO support. Black Friday is the American consumer’s time to shine. Dinner ingredients and travel make Thanksgiving a very non-green holiday.

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  • Men work at a distribution station in the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York.
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    “Phase one” of a trade deal with China is close to finished. Black Friday sales are expected to beat last year’s lackluster numbers. How Amazon can put a strain on government services.

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  • Cartoon: astronaut on the surface of the moon standing near a rocket ship.
    Tatiana Zhzhenova

    Zimbabwe’s health crisis worsens as more doctors strike. What Hong Kong protests mean for shops there. The European Space Agency could help fund another U.S. moon landing.

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  • Llama farmer Sarah McGovern prepares one her llamas, Jasmin, for a walk. Airbnb "experiences" guests can take a llama on a hike to a nearby creek.
    Sammy Caiola

    Airline food service workers protest low pay. Will consumer confidence continue to carry through the shopping season? Ranging from pig picnics to llama walks, Airbnb adds animals to their “experiences”.

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  • A worker looks along a train tunnel at the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London in 2017.
    Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

    Alibaba opens big in Hong Kong. New homes are becoming affordable again. Businesses along the U.K.’s massive, delayed Crossrail project are losing their patience.

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  • Customers and partners of Alibaba Group strike a gong during the company's listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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    Alibaba lists in Hong Kong. A banking CEO steps down after huge money laundering scandal. Ireland’s Limerick cashes in on TV’s renaissance.

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